The 3 Faces of Facebook

I've been on Facebook for a couple years now and I've come to the realization that Facebook has its good days, and its bad.

For me, the greatest benefit of Facebook has been reconnecting with old friends. For that, I give it two thumbs up.

I've learned that although I can not control what others post, I can control how much of it I read. Therefore, I only log on once a day. Once...that's it, unless I get a notification. Otherwise, once a day is PLENTY for me.

Sure, I can hide people (and I have hidden people before), but I've stopped doing that because every now & then, even THAT hidden person has something interesting to say. So if I hide people, I might miss the "something interesting".

Another way that I limit what goes in is by only reading what fits in the window on my screen. I never scroll down. So something has to either be in my "top news" or "most recent" in order for me to even see it. That's typically 2-3 posts.

In my observation, I've learned that there are pretty much 3 types when it comes to FB. I like to call them, "The 3 Faces of Facebook".

*Type 1, logs on often, comments and posts often.

*Type 2, logs on once a day and only more if notifications are received (this is ME...that's why it's so specific).

*Type 3, logs on every now & then, maybe once a week, maybe less than that.

And so, I am left to wonder...Am I the ONLY one who has had to alter their approach to Facebook?

When it comes to my posts, I've chosen to take the Matthew 5:16 approach:

"Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven."

If my posts are negative, then where is my light? So I try to keep 'em positive.

Let the DIALOGUE begin! Which of the 3 Faces of Facebook are you?

Talk to me!

Til next time...